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heretofore

[heer-tuh-fawr, -fohr]

adverb

  1. before this time; until now.



heretofore

/ ˌɪəʊˈɔː /

adverb

  1. formaluntil now; before this time

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. obsoleteprevious; former

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. archaicthe past

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of heretofore1

1300–50; Middle English heretoforn, equivalent to here here + toforn, Old English ōڴǰ ( ō to + foran before; fore 1 )
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All told, Knappenberger’s approach applies much-needed but heretofore scarcely presented doses of cynicism to America’s motivations for prosecuting and escalating this war.

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Stories abounded about users’ discoveries of heretofore unknown ethnic backgrounds or even discovering unknown relatives.

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What I discovered instead was a freewheeling, foul-mouthed, genuinely funny studio comedy — and a heretofore untapped excitement for the fourth film in the franchise, “Mad About the Boy.”

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It promises to be a heretofore unequaled imperial presidency — unitary executive theory made real, but on steroids.

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That seems to have galvanized others who had heretofore been reluctant to publicly pressure someone they respect to make what even critics would concede is a difficult decision.

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